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2018 Grocery Distribution Analysis And Guide

The 2018 GROCERY DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS AND GUIDE (58th Edition) is an in depth comprehensible analysis of the retail grocery industry, for each metropolitan market within the United States.

The GUIDE can be used to evaluate and enable sales results, potential market expansion, test market selections, real estate prospects, territorial glances, the effect of Distribution Gaps, and other uses compatible to meet your company specific needs.

Every year many dramatic changes take place in the Grocery Business. In our “What’s New” section provides a few examples of some of the changes, Our “GUIDE” includes these significant changes up to the moment of publication giving you a complete year of data.

Our market share figures have long been regarded as the most accurate and up to date by the senior executives who use them.

WHAT'S NEW IN THE 2018 GUIDES?

The GROCERY DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS AND GUIDE creates an opportunity to discover where you lie among this battle of acquisitions, corporations, independents, and mainstream grocery stores.

The following list includes a few of the significant changes that have occurred in the retail grocery industry in the past year. These and countless other smaller changes are reflected in our guide.

Amazon bought Whole Foods Stores, pushing the limits of online shopping, “mini” distribution centers (stores) in upscale areas, and continues to open more Whole Foods in new markets.

Supervalu’s acquisition of Associated Grocers of Florida, Central Grocers Distribution Center in Illinois, and Unified Grocers in California will propel them as one of the largest wholesalers within 46 States.

Wal-mart not only changed their legal name to Walmart but partnered with “Jet.com” to help align their brands into mainstream online shopping. Neighborhood Market store continue to be built and overall Walmart has added 103 new stores in their physical year of 2017.

Publix Supermarkets continues to grow into North Carolina and has launched it new “Green Wise Market” in Mt. Pleasant, SC; Tallahassee, Palm Beach Gardens, Boca Raton and Tampa, FL.

Kroger’s “Topvalco” division has agreed to buy 11 Marsh locations. Kroger has made the decision to divide Texas into two divisions; Dallas and Houston, TX.